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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Pamela I. Labuhn, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Osman D. Altan, Northville, MI (US);
Charles A. Green, Canton, MI (US);
Uzmaa H. Balbale, Canton, MI (US);
William J. Chundrlik, Jr., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Pamela I. Labuhn, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Osman D. Altan, Northville, MI (US);
Charles A. Green, Canton, MI (US);
Uzmaa H. Balbale, Canton, MI (US);
William J. Chundrlik, Jr., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for detecting and avoiding an obstacle using a system of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of detecting a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle, generating an action when the distance between the obstacle and the vehicle is less than a threshold, determining whether an override of the system has been initiated, and disabling the action if it is determined that the override has been initiated. The system includes an obstacle detector, an action generator, an override mechanism, and a processor configured to implement the steps of the method set forth above.